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mums abroad - what are the trendy new baby names in YOUR country

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ocd · 01/09/2006 09:59

are the french still into Kevin?

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sydneygirl · 01/09/2006 22:32

We've got Jamieson, Blathnaid, Coimha (prounounced Queaver), Jakeb, Rolan, Calub, and Kimster, all in DS's pre-school class.

DS is called Jake, and this was unusual in UK, whereas here in Oz the whole blummin' male population is called Jake.

ernest · 01/09/2006 22:26

in Switzerland, for boys the most poular name last year was David, but can't say I've met one, but tons of Lucca, Lucas, Fabien, Benjamin (j pronounced 'ya'), Samuel (samooel), also old fashined English names popular, like Vincent, Robin, Colin

For girls, Leoni (Lay-0h-nee) top name, also Lea(h), Lara, Laura (low-ra), anything beginning with L apparently.

Balthazar (shortened to Balz) also surprisingly popular, as are Raphael, Gabriel etc

milward · 01/09/2006 21:38

CFrau - a kid called knowledge! - that's some name!

DumbledoresGirl · 01/09/2006 21:36

Lapsedrunner - what a nice list of traditional and surprisingly recognisable names! Californifrau - your list says everything!

BettySpaghetti · 01/09/2006 21:35

I think her name will be Power

as in Knowledge is Power('s little brother)

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lapsedrunner · 01/09/2006 19:39

Know of a Kevin (4) whose Mother is Chineese, father Dutch.

DS's class list (Austria)

Sebastian
Alexander
John (ds)
Leonie
Phillippe
Maximillian (popular)
Paula
Luise
Niklas
Felix
Paul
Eva
Flora
Simon
Leon
Alexander
Mathias
Max
Kai
Carolina
Johannes
Tobias
Julia
Fiona
Mariell

Gem13 · 01/09/2006 19:28

I used to know a French/American family with a Anastasia (pronounced the 'posher' way not the Disney way) and a Kevin (French pron. - Khe-van). Couldn't see the link!

Apparently a name that is really popular with African Americans at the moment is Nevaeh. The article I read said they couldn't understand the history behind it until someone pointed out it is Heaven backwards!

admylin - there are at least 2 mumsnetters who like your German names (not Justin or Vanessa)!

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ocd · 01/09/2006 19:21

god claif we can see wher chavvy names come from then

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BettySpaghetti · 01/09/2006 18:24

I did have to re-read Knowledge a couple of times, thinking "surely not" -poor sod!

Molesworth · 01/09/2006 18:12

hahaha poor little lad!

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Molesworth · 01/09/2006 18:04

Californifrau - knowledge?

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serenity · 01/09/2006 18:02

Scarily DS2s name (or variant of) is popular pretty much everywhere but here DS1's is almost as common, and DDs doesn't appear anywhere! Any idea how I could find a top ten of names used in Greece or Cyprus (just curious)?

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AvaLou · 01/09/2006 18:01

Lol so it's similar to the tabloids who come op with things like 'Bennifer' or 'Prestelle'

Mum2FunkyDude · 01/09/2006 17:58

i.e. Andre and Chantelle might become Chandre or Johann and Anna might become Juanne.

Mum2FunkyDude · 01/09/2006 17:57

In South Africa they tend to make up names using both parents' names.

huppa · 01/09/2006 17:48

I don´t know about the French, but I´m in Germany and there are loads of Kevins here although not that many babies.
For boys Max/Maximillian, Luca, Leon and Tim are really popular and I´ve noticed a couple of Erics just recently.
For girls Marie/Maria, Sophie/Sophia, Lea, Lena and Lara are popular. There also seems to be a thing at the moment for names ending in "ina," so Alina, Melina, Selina etc

AvaLou · 01/09/2006 17:29

Eve, where in Italy are you from?
(blushing in advance if I've chatted to you already about this, there's too many mumsntters to keep track of)

Eve · 01/09/2006 17:26

English names are very trendy in Italy. We know people in the village who have called theirs..Dennis.

Molesworth · 01/09/2006 17:20